Cambridge News | March 4, 2021

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Chiefs march on as Blues take refuge Stepping out: Chiefs Samisoni Taukei’aho, Quinn Tupaea, Tupou Vaa’i and Nathan Harris ahead of tomorrow’s clash against the Highlanders.

As the Chiefs prepare for their opening Super Rugby clash with the Highlanders tomorrow, the auld enemy has been camped on their doorstrep.

The Blues took Covid refuge in Cambridge this week - and players made use of the Hautapu Rugby Club’s facilties, the Avantidrome gym – and the sites and hospitality of the region.

That’s included a trip for some to the beach.

Our northern rivals are familiar with the home of Waikato’s premier senior rugby team – they played there in a game of three halves as part of the build up to the new season.

They don’t play again until March 14 – a home match against the Highlanders, who play at FMG Stadium against the Chiefs

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That match is a sell out of sorts – just 700 seats were made available to fans and they were snapped up on line within minutes on Tuesday evening.

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Covid, which put Auckland into back to Level 3 on Saturday night, has also claimed another sporting scalp – World Rugby this week recommended the women’s world cup, due to be played in September and October in New Zealand, be postponed.

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Love from a Stranger features as the Cambridge Repertory’s first show of the year starting on March 13.

Written by Agatha Christie and Frank Vosper, Love from a Stranger takes place in 1930’s London. It showcases the spontaneous love story between the charming Bruce Lovell and Cecily Harrington as they navigate their way through a tumultuous relationship.

As the play evolves, so do signs of

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PetStock Cambridge is joining a national pet adoption initiative this month and will take part in National Pet Adoption Day on March 13.

March is PetStock Assist’s National Pet Adoption month. The initiative teams the organisation with local partner animal rescue groups to put rescue pets up for adoption or fostering through selected stores around the country.

PetStock Cambridge in Leamington’s Shakespeare St will team with the

Pound Hound Rescue Charitable Trust on March 13, opening from 10am to 2pm to match would-be pet owners with animals needing a home.

The Pound Hound Rescue Charitable Trust is a volunteer-run non-profit organisation dedicated to finding homes for stray and abandoned pound dogs and puppies. It works closely with the Waipā District Council, as well as with other pounds in the North Island, to find homes for the increasing number

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The psychological thriller is directed

by Karen Carroll who has previously directed shows such as the 39 Steps.

She says she is proud of her “talented cast of Cambridge and Hamilton based people”.

Tickets to the Gaslight Theatre production are available at Paper Plus Cambridge, eventfinda.co.nz and the Cambridge i-Site.

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Stef Gibson (Cecily) and Johan Niemand (Bruce) feature in Love from a Stranger.

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of dogs relinquished to Animal Control in Waipā and beyond.

National Pet Adoption Month is intended to change the lives of rescue pets and help educate people to help break the cycle of pet homelessness in New Zealand.

PetStock Assist, the charity arm of the national retailer, has rehomed more than 12,000 pets at its National Pet Adoption Days, an annual event that started six years ago.

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with Senior Constable DEB THURGOOD

Help is available A few columns ago I wrote about the importance of reporting Family Harm incidents to Police.

To do so triggers support and assistance for the whole family and can prevent further harm or escalation. Today I wanted to touch on resources that are available if you are in a cycle of family harm yourself. It can be hard when in the midst of a relationship to see a negative dynamic building.

Depending on your past experience and exposure to different behaviours, you may not realise the damage being done.

Family Harm does not always involve physical abuse - psychological abuse is often a factor.

Controlling behaviours can take the form of financial control, gradual isolation of a person from their family or friends, control over where a person goes, whether/where they work or who they see, what they wear and an erosion of their self esteem through verbal insults and abuse.

These combine to undermine a person’s confidence and cause a power imbalance.

Whichever the type of abuse, perceived powerlessness and the apparent enormity of the emotional and practical steps required to leave a relationship can be huge.

They are sometimes the reasons that staying in an abusive situation can seem ‘easier’ than leaving, despite the ongoing harm.

If you are in such a situation yourself, there is local help available to support you in not only recognising the harm being inflicted, but also to walk alongside you in leaving the abusive relationship.

Cambridge Community House (ph 07 827 5402) offer family harm, drug and alcohol counselling, financial mentoring and can assist with emergency food supplies.

Waikato Women’s Refuge (ph 07 855 1569) are available 24/7 to help you with advice and support around leaving an abusive relationship, safety plans, obtaining a protection orders and also offer courses for adults and children to support families and build resilience. Salvation Army can also help with food support. Alternatively you can visit www.areyouok. org.nz for information.

For a confidential chat and advice, you are welcome to contact me directly at the Police station.

Family harm is cyclic, escalates over time and the effect on victims (including children) are long lasting. In my line of work we see the impact firsthand. If you think you need help, please reach out, if not to one of the organisations above, then to a trusted family member or friend.

Please make today the day you reach out and take a step towards happier future. If you are in immediate risk of serious harm, call 111. We are here for you.

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Service resumes Last Sunday’s return of the Rātana Church to Waipā saw a gathering of more than 70 people attend a service at the Cambridge Community Centre. The inaugural Rātana whakamoemiti for Kemureti went ahead, but in response to the Covid announcement the previous evening the reo tuatoru - band of music and enlightenment - opted to stay in Tauranga. The next Cambridge gathering will be held on March 28.

Picnic off The latest pandemic restrictions have resulted in the cancellation of a French Picnic in the Park planned for Saturday to celebrate the sister city relationship between Cambridge and Le Quesnoy. Organisers put the picnic on hold after changes in Covid-19 alert levels were announced last weekend. Alana MacKay, of the Cambridge Community Board and Cambridge/ Le Quesnoy Friendship Association, said the event would be rescheduled for the spring.

Water issues A Waikato community has been told it must boil its drinking water. The move impacts on the Arohena Rural Water Supply Scheme, which is in the Ōtorohanga District Council boundaries. Waikato District Health Board Medical Officer of Health Dr Richard Vipond has recommended a “permanent boil water notice” as a precaution, until a planned upgrade of the water scheme takes place.

Village scheme Waipā District Council has unveiled a development plan for Ngahinapouri. A new intersection, a village hub, more housing and room for the school to grow feature in the draft Ngahinapouri Village Concept Plan which was approved for consultation this week.

The brush off Almost half of Waikato region residents are brushing their teeth twice a day – the recommended number – and 46 per cent brush once a day, new research conducted by Lumino claims.

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Tainui: it’s a step in the right direction The News asked WaikatoTainui for its views on the legislation introduced last week. Linda Te Aho, Chair Te Arataura, provided this response.

Waikato-Tainui celebrate the removal of legislative provisions that have allowed a percentage of the general public to deny Māori from having guaranteed representation in local government.

We acknowledge the swift action of Minister Nanaia Mahuta who has listened to the champions of this cause, despite trenchant opposition.

We are pleased that the amended legislation will be

in effect for the next round of local body elections, and we encourage councils to be bold in the face of inevitable challenge.

Waikato-Tainui has advocated for representation at local government levels for many years. This work has been instrumental in establishing Māngai Māori appointments at Hamilton City Council and Waikato District Council. Similar positions are in place at Waipā

District Council. Māngai in these positions have voting rights on key committees, and the model works well because Māngai bring exceptional skills and experience. Their contribution also adds necessary diversity rendering local government more representative of the peoples in their communities and provides for more robust and sustainable decision-making.

We urge Councils to retain these positions even if they

vote to establish Māori wards.

We look forward to discussing our views with councils in our rohe at a joint meeting later this month.

Local government decisions affect our everyday lives.

The inclusion of Māori in all levels of decision-making goes some way for Councils to act honourably and in accordance with the provisions of Te Tiriti o Waitangi. Inclusion also aligns with international

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Maori ward reviews commence

District councils across the region are reviewing their Māori ward policy in the wake of last week’s abolition of the power of veto by voters.

Legislation pushed by Local Government Minister Nanaia Mahuta places the creation of Māori wards on the same footing as any other ward. Electorates can no longer reject Māori wards via a referendum.

Referenda consistently overturned council plans to create Māori wards and only two of the 24 councils that tried succeeded.

Just three of New Zealand’s 78 councils have Māori wards - Wairoa District Council, Bay of Plenty Regional Council and Waikato Regional Council. The Bay of Plenty seats were set up under special legislation.

Ms Mahuta said polls created an “almost insurmountable barrier” and the process was fundamentally unfair to Māori.

Now, with the potential time-consuming referendum issue removed, councils could opt as late as the third week of May to introduce Māori wards for 2022.

Many councils – Nanaia Mahuta including Waipā - already

function with iwi representatives having voting rights on standing committees and the option of a single seat for a Māori representative as an alternative is not universally supported as an improvement.

Linda Te Aho, Chair of Waikato Tainui’s Te Arataura this week urged councils who opted for Maori wards to retain those Māngai Māori (voice of Māori) positions.

Waipā District councillors met last week to discuss the law change and it is understood they were heading for a further briefing this week.

Emails were sent to councillors the day after legislation changed asking what they thought was the best option for the district in 2022, but no councillors had given the News an opinion when this edition went to press.

Hamilton City Council is also expected to discuss whether to review its Māori representation process, which like Waipā sees iwi representatives on standing committees with voting rights. Ōtorohanga District Council began talks with Nehenehenui Regional Management Committee a couple of week ago and will meet with iwi leaders to get their thoughts.

“In the past, local iwi have indicated that they do not want Māori Wards here, however with the latest change to the legislation, we are actively

engaging with them to see whether their views have changed,” chief executive Tanya Winter told the News.

Waikato District has a Joint Management Agreement with Waikato-Tainui and says it consults with Māngai Māori - the iwi representatives on its main committees - before all decisions that affect the Māori community.

The Council reviewed the Māori ward issue in November as part of its 2021 Representation Review. It resolved to poll electors on the issue at the 2022 local government elections after opting against setting up a Māori ward in 2022.

It is one of at least four in the country to go down that road – others include Far North District Council, Opotiki District Council and Hawke’s Bay District Council Both Taupo and Ruapehu District Councils have voted to establish Māori wards for the 2022 election.

South Waikato elected not to introduce Māori wards and submissions on that decision closed on February 22.

It did not respond to questions from the News, and neither did the Matamata-Piako District Council. That council has Te Manawhenua forum, which meets four times a year.

New wards: the pitfalls for councillors

By Roy Pilott

The reluctance of Waipā District Councillors to openly discuss their views on Māori representation is not completely surprising.

Nationally a vocal lobby has historically taken issue with councils who see to add Māori wards – or even add macrons to Māori words.

Their decision to set up Te Kanohi, which comprises four iwi representatives who are placed on standing committees with voting rights, drew criticism from some

quarters.

Backing Māori wards can come at a cost. New Plymouth mayor Andrew Judd elected to fall on his sword in 2016 after his push for wards was trounced 83%-17% in a referendum.

The chances of a referendum backing Māori seats were always paper thin, and councillors who backed them risked a backlash.

Part of the irony of that was the fact that creating an extra seat would hit those councillors in the pocket.

The funding available for councillors does not rise simply because there are

more wards.

So any council which votes for a Māori ward will have to redistribute remuneration to pay for the new councillor.

The move to appoint iwi to standing committees has found favour with some council in Waikato and is a move backed by WaikatoTainui.

Māori wards are not necessarily the first choice for some iwi. Ōtorohanga District Council made the point to the News that local iwi did not want Māori wards.

It’s suggested that some see an advantage in being able to hand pick iwi representatives to ensure a Māori perspective is a constant at council level.

Despite that, the number of district councils with Māori wards is going to jump from three to at least a dozen in 2022.

Whangārei, South Taranaki, Kaipara, Gisborne, New Plymouth, Ruapehu and Taupō districts, Tauranga City Council and Northland Regional Council have all voted to introduce them.

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Fun run canned by Covid

There will be no fun running and, some houses won’t be crowded for a few weeks.

Saturday’s announcement of a ramping up of Covid alert levels has resulted in the annual Waipā fun run in Cambridge – scheduled for Saturday – being called off.

The event website was still promoting the event on Monday evening, but a call had earlier been made to pull the pin.

On Sunday organisers posted on their Facebook page that the event

had been postponed.

“The latest Covid update is not news that any of us wanted to hear.

Our Waipa Fun Run team is working hard to bring you this event at a later date and will update details as soon as we are able,” a message read.

This year’s event – should it go ahead – will celebrate 10 years of fun runs.

The latest lift in alert levels was a second blow for Te Miro School – it postponed its centenary celebrations last year and they were set to start on

Saturday.

Te Miro School and District Centenary Committee member Matt Keyte said a decision to postpone had been made at an emergency meeting on Sunday.

“This is very disappointing after the massive amount of work we’ve put in,” he said.

“We’ve decided to postpone the event one last time and we’ll meet to discuss a new date next weekend after monitoring this week’s Covid developments.”

Crowded House announced it has also postponed two events on its nationwide tour – the Hamilton and Napier shows have become Covid victims, but will go ahead at a later date.

Sol3 Mio also announced the postponement of shows in Hamilton, New Plymouth, Wanganui, Wellington and Palmerston North.

The lockdown announcement came as the country was enjoying an easing of restrictions – in Hamilton the Six60 concert was packed, and in

Auckland there was a full house for the Joseph Parker-Junior Fa boxing clash.

There has been criticism of some residents who fled Auckland after the alter level announcement was made on Saturday evening - notably Destiny Church leaders Brian and Hannah Tamaki who headed to Rotorua to preach and fundraise the following day.

The latest alerts were linked to residents failing to comply with requests to isolate.

Vaccine programme starts in Waikato

The rollout of Waikato’s vaccination programme is now into its eighth day.

It began last Thursday when 28 Waikato District Health Board vaccinators receiving the first of two doses at the dedicated Covid-19 vaccination centre.

The following day at the Distinction Hamilton hotel in Hamilton 79 people receiving their injection.

Distinction Hamilton general manager Carla Denmead says the arrival of the vaccine was a significant moment for staff.

“I felt emotional when my injection was done. It’s just a sense of relief and realising the opportunity we’d been given.

Ms Denmead says it also

provided staff with some peace of mind on top of their normal safety measures while working in managed isolation.

For senior chef Aaron Sigley, his first dose means he’s a step closer to seeing members of his family again.

He says he has not seen some family members in Hamilton since May. “I’m very relieved at having had the vaccine. I have family I haven’t seen since I began working here because they’ve felt concerned because they may be vulnerable, so I’ve stayed away from them.

“By having this jab, I feel and they feel I’ll be able to see them again and I’m looking forward to that.”

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Charge nurse manager Lisa Maxwell was also among those to be vaccinated.

She was elated the programme has begun and says border workers are excited they and their household contacts have been given priority for the vaccine.

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Recycling rogues caught

Waipā District Council has imposed a three-strike rule on rogue dumpers who have sabotaged the community’s recycling centre.

More than 25 properties have been told their recycling services are suspended because they abused the collection process and the council says some breaches were deliberate.

Waipā District Council operations team leader Jennifer Braithwaite said the suspensions were imposed where there had been three instances of contaminated items being found which would have spoiled the recycling process.

The contamination included dead fish, clothing, used medical supplies and general waste.

They were found during routine bin inspections.

“We are facing a very serious contamination issue at the moment which is costing Council and ratepayers a significant amount of money,” Jennifer Braithwaite said.

“There are people in our communities who are deliberately putting contamination into their wheelie bins which has resulted in almost half of the district’s recycling going to landfill.”

It cost around $40,000 in January for Council contractors to collect, sort and dispose of the contamination – an increase from around $30,000 late last year.

Braithwaite said bin inspections were the most effective way to tackle contamination and find those who were causing disruption to the service.

“Until we can get this issue under control, we will continue to suspend recycling services if necessary and crack down on those who try to flout the recycling rules.”

Braithwaite said a service would only be suspended from a property for instances of severe contamination.

“There is a big difference between someone

accidentally putting in a #4 plastic container into their recycling bin and putting dirty nappies or old clothes in there.

“In the first instance, we would take an educative approach to deal with the issue.

However, the latter is very clearly nonrecyclable and will result in the suspension of a service.”

Those who have had their service suspended are required to sign a pledge, agreeing to only put clean and correct recycling into their bins which will be considered by Council staff.

Properties who have their recycling service reinstated will be added to a ‘red list’ and their bins checked prior to any future collections.

Braithwaite said Council was considering increasing bin inspections to tackle the issue.

“We are observing what has worked for other councils and considering a number of other options to try to reduce contamination.

“Ultimately however, we need the help of all residents to deal with this. I strongly encourage anyone to report instances of people putting contamination into their recycling bins and we will investigate.”

Residents can report instances of contamination by contacting the council on 0800 924 723).

For more information on recycling go to www.waipadc.govt.nz/recycling.

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Tainui: it’s a step in the right direction Continued from page 3

indigenous rights instruments adopted by the New Zealand government. Māori have rights to a decisive voice in decisions that affect us directly.

Moreover, it makes sense for us to work together with local communities in the governance and management of the landscapes and ecosystems we live in and near. For these reasons, it is critical that Māori are at the forefront of co-designing the proposed new legislative regime for resource management that is being progressed at haste.

We commend this legislative change as a step in the right direction.

Having said that, we would like to see further improvement. Following a legacy of having been denied the right to vote, Māori have guaranteed seats for Māori in Parliament to ensure participation. We are of the view that there should also be guaranteed seats on every council. We have a successful model operating at Waikato Regional Council where two Māori wards have been in place for some years and we recommend this model as a way forward for councils when they come to consider the establishment of wards.

This is an opportunity for local government to give effect to the promise of partnership. Kia manawanui tātou.

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Monty the miniature pony came trotting through the front door at Resthaven on Burns last Wednesday morning — clip-clopping down the lino as the resthome’s first animal visitor since everyone shuttered their doors last year thanks to Covid.

“He’s our first animal to visit the facility for a year now,” Tracy Fairhall, the activities coordinator at Resthaven, said.

He is also the first tiny equine: “We used to have the assistance dogs coming in … but we’ve never had Monty.”

Monty’s usually found at the Cambridge Riding for the Disabled on Alpha Street; his visit was organised by the Friends of Resthaven group.

Cambridge is a horsey town, and many of Resthaven’s residents have spent their lives in the racing industry. For them, Monty’s visit was extra special — “They were absolutely

thrilled to see [him],” Fairhall said.

As he toddled down the hall, through the reception and into the dementia ward, Monty met former steeplechasers, polo trainers and racing families.

“It got them talking about memories from the past to do with their days of being a jockey,” Fairhall

said. “We do have a few [residents] that used to be involved quite a lot with horses back in their day… it brought back lots of happy memories.”

Fairhall hopes to make animal visits a regular occasion once again — and, fingers crossed, Monty the chestnut pony will be back soon.

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Steve Tritt has been named as the third Awards Ambassador for the Waipā Business Awards.

He follows 2018 ambassador Kerry Saberton from Jigsaw Professional Development, and Grant Johnson from Rocketspark who took the tole on in 2019.

Last year’s event was a Covid victim.

Steve Tritt is the Business Development Manager for the Waipā District Council and has previously been involved in the business awards as one of the head judges.

“Meeting with business owners is the part of my role I enjoy the most. It’s business that grows the wealth of the district,” he said.

“I’ve been privileged to judge both the Waipa Network Business awards over the years. We put the work up front but seeing business leaders and their

staff celebrating together at the awards night is a special thing. Then the marketing begins as companies leverage their success.”

He will represent the Awards at networking events and the aim of his involvement is to add value for entrants, giving advice and support.

Steve said the awards provide businesses with an opportunity to look at themselves from a different perspective and compare themselves with competitors.

“This will help you think about doing things better and identifying areas for improvement and growth. If you are a finalist then there is public endorsement for your business. A win is a sign of quality for potential customers and can form part of your sales pitch. Success at business awards are part of your marketing toolbox.”

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Entries into the Waipā Networks Business Awards are open until March 10 and the awards night is scheduled for April 16 at the Mystery Creek Events Centre.

For more information go to www. waipabusinessawards.co.nz or contact the Cambridge Business Chamber on 07 823 3460.

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Talking gangsters...

By Viv Posselt

Te Awamutu-born author Scott Bainbridge is the first of several authors lined up to give public talks during Waipā District Libraries’ Author Month.

Scott will talk about his books and some of his upcoming projects at a public talk at Te Awamutu Library from 6.30pm next Wednesday. He presented a similar talk to an enthusiastic audience late last year at Cambridge Library.

Born and raised in Te Awamutu, Scott has become one of New Zealand’s premier true crime writers. He investigates unsolved mysteries, tells the stories of some of society’s murkier characters, and talks about strange UFO sightings, crop circles near Ngātea and an apparent race of giant people who were once thought to have lived in New Zealand.

His first book, ‘Without a Trace: On the Trail of New Zealand Missing Persons’, came out in 2005, with ‘Still Missing: More Unsolved Missing Person Cases in New Zealand’ following in 2008. A television series on his missing cases ran about a decade ago. Scott’s third book in 2010, ‘Shot in the Dark: Unsolved

New Zealand Murders from the 1920s and ‘30s’, centred on his interest in old-time gangsters, crooks and scallywags.

His more recent works include ‘New Zealand Mysteries’ and ‘The Missing Files’.

Scott works closely with the police when researching a book.

Included among his future projects are more of the same, plus podcasts and perhaps more television series.

His talk next Wednesday is the first in ‘Author Month’ being run by Waipā District Libraries.

Similar talks being held at Te Awamutu Library will focus on a Te Reo Singalong Show with Sharon Holt at 11am on March 17; and a talk entitled “I have a novel in me’ with Julie Thomas at 6.30pm on March 19.

Those coming to Cambridge Library include a talk on ‘A Writer’s Journey’ with Graeme Woodfield at 10am on March 11; one on ‘Self-publishing for beginners’ with Trudi Caffell at 10am on March 20; and the talk entitled ‘I have a novel in me’ with Julie Thomas at 6.30pm on March 26.

Julie Thomas’ and Trudi Caffell’s workshops are also part of Crime writer Scott Bainbridge will talk in Te Awamutu next week. the Cambridge Autumn Festival.

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Waipā’s primary industry is continuing to buffer the district from the economic fall-out of Covid-19.

In a quarterly report to the Waipā District Council this week, Wellington firm Infometrics said Waipā continued to hold up well against the global pandemic.

There was a modest 0.5 per cent increase in GDP across the district for the 12 months to December 2020, compared to a 1.2 per cent decrease for the Waikato region and a 2.6 per cent decrease nationally.

Senior economist Brad Olsen said while agriculture and construction activity in Waipā had been resilient to the worst of Covid impacts so far, the economic pain was not evenly spread.

“Waipā farmers and growers are still exporting and often spend those returns locally which helps explain why consumer spending figures are slightly up in Waipā, unlike everywhere else.

Households continue to back local business which has supported local economic momentum,” he said.

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“That’s great news for the district. However, as Covid starts really hurting across the globe, we’re likely to see demand for some export products, including food products, weaken. That will

lead to a gradual softening in our export performance and will have a direct impact locally. So let’s not kid ourselves everything is rosy going forward.”

The impacts of Covid were being felt more by some than others, with those working in the tourism and events sectors hit hard, he said. Over the last year, 552 more Waipa people sought job-seeker support, a significant 53 per cent increase on the previous year and above the national average of 44 per cent.

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Rotary backs pet shelter project

By Viv Posselt

Cambridge Rotary’s Charity Dinner next month will focus on raising funds to provide shelter for family pets caught up in the cycle of domestic abuse.

Organisers of the event at Lake Karapiro’s Don Rowland Centre have named the Pet Refuge New Zealand Charitable Trust as its main beneficiary in 2021. Any remaining profit will be distributed within the Cambridge community.

The Trust is building a purposedesigned ‘pet refuge’ shelter north of Auckland that it hopes will be open by mid-2021. It will offer free temporary accommodation for pets

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Cambridge Rotary’s charity fundraising dinner will have Kiwi driving legend Greg Murphy as its guest speaker.

Organisers of the April 16 event, which starts at 6pm, are keen to sell as many tickets as possible and are seeking sponsorship from businesses to cover the cost of the dinner. They are also looking for donated items suitable for the evening’s auction.

More details, and tickets, are from Laurie Graham (0274 767 362), David Partis (027 449 1410), or Bev Maul-Rogers (027 519 0710).

belonging to victims of domestic abuse, keeping the animals safe while their owners, either men or women, escape their abusive environment. Dogs are said to be most commonly impacted, followed by cats and then cows.

The annual charity dinner project is being led by Cambridge Rotarian Laurie Graham, who said the suggestion the club made Pet Refuge the 2021 beneficiary had come from his daughter, who is a keen supporter of the charity.

“We looked into it and decided to invite them to join with us in this project. We’re running the dinner both as a fundraiser and as an opportunity to raise awareness of the issue, and what Pet Refuge does to help,” he said.

Cambridge Rotarians met recently with two Auckland-based members of Pet Refuge New Zealand Charitable Trust – Sophie Mowday who is general manager of fundraising and marketing, and marketing co-ordinator Annie Kane.

Sophie said surveys showed that around 53 percent of women delay leaving an abusive environment for fear of what might happen to their pets.

Around 23 percent of abuse victims reported having an animal killed by their partner, and 73 percent said they would find it easier to leave a violent home if there was a shelter offering temporary accommodation for their pets.

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“We remove that barrier and care for their pets temporarily, allowing them time to find a new home. We will then reunite the pets with their owners in a safe environment,” she said. “The arrangement is to provide temporary shelter, with the key objective to get the animals back to their owner once they are safe.”

Pet Refuge partners with Shine, a leading specialist domestic violence service provider,

behaviourists.

The shelter will have the capacity to house about 20 dogs, 35 cats and a number of smaller animals.

Larger animals will be transported to a network of ‘foster’ properties around the country offered by their owners as safe spaces. Many landowners in the Waikato have joined the network.

Sophie said the service’s annual running costs were likely to be between $1.2 and $1.3 million.

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Will we pass the test?

Unimaginable life without ‘water’…

When I took my driving test in England in 1979, one of the compulsory manoeuvres was an emergency stop.

The gentleman charged with deciding whether to let me loose on the roads informed me, before we set off, that at some point he would slap the roll of papers he was holding in his left hand, onto the dashboard, like so.

At that point I was to stop the car as quickly as possible, paying due regard to the driving conditions and, of course, any other traffic or pedestrians which may be nearby.

The effect of this forewarning was that I spent the next 10 minutes in a state of tense dread, keeping one eye on the road and the other on his left hand.

At one point I began to slow down as we approached a pedestrian crossing to allow an old lady to cross the road.

I must have applied the brake a little too strongly because the man with the roll of papers next to me reached out his hand towards the dashboard as if to steady himself.

Noticing this movement I immediately jammed on the brakes, which had the effect of shifting him quite a long way forward in his seat, and startling the old lady on the crossing, not to mention the driver in the car behind me.

Skip forward a couple of years and I saw a sketch based on the very scenario I have just described on ‘Not The Nine O’clock News’, a comedy show which launched several careers including that of Rowan Atkinson.

The sketch involved the late Mel Smith as the examiner, and I think Griff Rhys Jones was taking the test, except that the vehicle was not a car - it was a super tanker in mid ocean. The joke, of course, was that

During summer, it’s common to see signage urging us to conserve water.

Like anything taken for granted in life, I’m sure we don’t always appreciate the privilege of having water …until we are compelled to show constraint in its use.

For many Kiwis, accessing taps unsparingly to water gardens and lawns, wash houses and cars, flush boat motors and so on, without a second thought, is a rite of summer Going by the average New Zealand family using 250-300 litres of water per person per day, a sense of ambivalence seems to exist.

Perhaps the false notion that our water supply is inexhaustible might be fortified by having lots of lakes and rivers and being an island nation amidst oceans that cover 70% of earth.

In Coleridge’s ‘Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner’, a sailor gets cursed for recklessly killing an albatross. Stranded at sea the mariner, because he disrespected the bird’s life and the crew that condoned his action, stare helplessly into the surrounding undrinkable salty ocean. The stricken sailor famously bemoans, “water water everywhere but not a drop to drink”.

Man is a thirsty being. Water is crucial for sustaining physical life, but equally in a spiritual sense it’s just the same too. A great pain exists in the personality when one’s crucial needs go unmet. People experience deep ‘spiritual’ thirst, either denying or disowning such feelings while attempting to fill inner longings and reduce cravings to manageable proportions.

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when Mel struck the dashboard with his roll of papers Griff was supposed to perform an emergency stop, which in a vessel of that size takes about four miles.

The point to my story is that it is a fitting allegory to the environmental situation in which the world finds itself today; for the last 200 years or so the peoples of the developing world have enjoyed ever better lifestyles, comforts, and luxuries as countless factories have belched greenhouse gases into the atmosphere.

Fossil fuels have been extracted from the earth and burnt with no regard for the consequences.

Rubbish has been discarded back into the environment almost indiscriminately, all as the human race has engaged in an unfettered scramble for economic progress.

Now the examiner has slapped his papers on the dashboard and it turns out that the supertanker we have created can’t be stopped just like that.

It’s going to take some time. What remains to be seen is whether the manoeuvre can be executed within the time available.

Needless to say, I failed the driving test.

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A man began a solo adventure into the inhospitable Sahara Desert with its 9.2 million square kilometres. Such expeditions require meticulous planning, to be done in groups at certain times of the year.

Breaking every rule, he set off leaving scant details of his plans. He was reported missing and eventually found - face-up covered in oil, lying under his vehicle. Crazed by thirst, he had undone the engine sump plug and attempted to ‘drink’ the engine oil. Depleted of drinking water, he had initially drained the radiator, before moving on to the oil.

Such desperation…yet this is how many people do life.

Jeremiah, a Biblical prophet describes the majority of mankind seeking to get their ‘thirst’ quenched in wrong ways. His message was that humanity had committed two tragedies. Firstly, having rejected God as the source of ‘living water’, they had secondly, attempted to fix life by digging other ‘wells’ to fill the deficit. The indictment is that every substitute cistern people create to draw life from will be defective - leaky, inadequate and unable to deliver satisfaction so longed for.

Jeremiah’s words pointed to Jesus who would come centuries later. Meeting a shamed woman drawing water at a well, Jesus perceiving that her deepest longings and inner ‘thirst’ had propelled her into destructive choices, spoke words to her which are just as relevant for us today.

“Whoever drinks the water I give will never be thirsty again. It becomes a fresh, bubbling spring within them, giving them eternal life.”

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MONEY MATTERS

THE AGE OF REASON

Bitcoins: worth a punt?

Covid and the idiots

Bitcoin is back in the news because of a spectacular price rise to over US$50,000.

This surge was triggered by Tesla’s CEO, Elon Musk. He revealed that Tesla had invested US $1.5 billion in bitcoin in January.

The reason given was that they were earning nothing on their cash reserves. As I said in my column last month, low interest rates are driving people to take more risk.

At US $50,000, the ‘value’ of the 18.6 million bitcoins that currently exist is a staggering US$1 trillion. That is over five times the annual GDP of New Zealand. I can see nothing about bitcoins that justifies such an enormous value.

Bitcoin was invented by an unknown cryptographer in 2008 – 13 years ago. Lots of articles continue to be written about their great potential as an investment asset or a means of payment. But after 13 years, they have yielded few meaningful uses other than being a good vehicle for speculation and money laundering. Most articles you see are about a single institution that has decided to use bitcoin. If its potential really lived up to its hype it would have spread much further than it has over the last 13 years.

The proponents of bitcoin say one of its big strengths is that no organisation stands behind and controls bitcoin. They say this means that there is no institution that can manipulate its supply or price. To me, this is its biggest weakness as there is also no institution that can deal with problems like illegal manipulation, fraud – or the more frequent problem of a holder losing their PIN number. If you lose your 12-character PIN, you have lost your bitcoins.

Other large risks involved with bitcoins include: Failure of an exchange: most bitcoin

The vision over the weekend of lengthy traffic queues at the Auckland borders had a two-way effect.

First, common to both, were the longevity of the crawling vehicles whose contents waited to be processed. It was a Herculean test police appear to have passed.

There were really three flows involved.

First were those trying to return home to another province.

Second was Auckland residents who needed to race back home.

But there was a third element Aucklanders, given about 10 hours grace until 6am Sunday - who fled so they could breathe, spit, snort or bodily project what may, or may not, be virus laden particles onto those who were about to be placed at a safety level lower than Auckland.

Shame on them. They deserve much less attention than the media normally slathers, adoringly, on Tamaki Makaurau.

And how would you like to be the Auckland boxing promoters, hell-bent on keeping 8000 trapped inside the event arena on Saturday, so those attendees could watch the final act of the programme?

Lest you think that I have forgotten one of my many weekly GP-prescribed pills please be assured that I am lucky to have a very attentive Florence Nightingale at home. She ensures every medically-supporting particle of the nightly ritual prior to climbing the stairs is consumed.

But what is it that eventually caused the Prime Minister – on Monday morning – to finally express what she has kept bottled up professionally for over a year?

She portrayed very clearly not just her disappointment and frustration - but clear directed anger.

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exchanges are unregulated. If they fail (and this has happened) the unlucky holders of bitcoins have no-one to go to; Hacking: any market that is operated via computers can be hacked – even the Pentagon has been hacked. The bitcoin exchanges must be a very attractive target for hackers; Huge price movements: we see lots of stories about the people who made fortunes when the bitcoin price swung up. Probably just as many people have lost fortunes when the price swung down. Their stories don’t make the news.

How do bitcoins come into existence?

They are ‘mined’ through a network of privately-owned computers around the world that verify all bitcoin transactions. The largest set of these computers is in Siberia.

When I was working in Kosovo a few years ago bitcoin ‘mining’ was happening there too. It is a very energy-intensive process. It is also a very ‘un-green’ process too and, I suspect, an expensive process. This, plus the large swings in the value of bitcoins, make it very unlikely that it will ever become a mainstream means of payments. It will stay on the fringes.

Should one invest in bitcoins now that the price is so high? Only if you can afford to lose most of what you invest. In my view, bitcoin is largely a speculative investment driven by hype. Bitcoins have little intrinsic value. Investing in bitcoins is even more risky than going into a casino. At least in a casino, you know who the casino operator is.

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Annoyance, displeasure even almost naked hostility.

And she had every right to do so - for not only was a wandering male adult (this was not a child) staying away from his proper place of protection, he was also meandering carefree around crowded facilities.

Also, others somehow to ‘forgot’ that they had previous contact with the miscreant’s family.

Sadly, as the PM frequently remarked, she is not empowered to take retribution and call him (and them) to account. That is a matter for the police.

But I will bet every bone in her body on Sunday and Monday was striving for a short-term venture into dictatorship. And who can blame her?

To use the oft-termed expression - it is what it is.

That politicians cannot direct the police to take remedial or accusatory action is possibly one of the finer tenets in our democracy.

That the police will wish to tread with caution dealing with the idiotic and pointedly uncaring attitude of someone hell bent on ignoring the obvious facts of life (no pun) is something that will challenge them.

The police are always conscious of the increasing advent of the members of the media thriving on sensationalism.

Some of the repetitive questioning at the mid-day Beehive presentations show a lacks of professionalism.

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Regional airport flies high

At Hamilton Airport flights are arriving later and leaving earlier.

Hamilton Airport has resisted Covid by bouncing back with more domestic flights using bigger aircraft.

Immediately before the Covid lockdown the airport was operating an average of 155 flights in and out of Hamilton via Air New Zealand.

That number dipped to 124 towards the end of 2020.

But in 2021 the number has risen to 174 flights. Air New Zealand operates 160 a week – and its capacity is up 10 per cent - while new arrival Originair 14.

Capacity is also up – the airport is seeing more 69-seat ATR aircraft than the 50-seat Q300 aircraft.

Waikato Regional Airport Ltd chief executive Mark Morgan said after a very tough year for aviation, 2021 is looking more positive.

Part of that was driven by a healthier domestic tourism market.

“But there’s also been a lot of support from the Waikato business community.’

Domestic flights from Hamilton go south to Palmerston North, Wellington, Nelson and Christchurch.

Air New Zealand’s latest schedule shows flights in and out of Hamilton Airport exceed pre-Covid levels and include earlier starts and later finishes.

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returned and a new 6am flight added. The 7.20pm return flight from Wellington is back and another Christchurch to Hamilton afternoon return flight has been added.

Originair has also introduced a daily service from Hamilton to Palmerston North, Nelson and return. There is also a new direct service from Hamilton to Nelson on Friday evening.

“We are seeing a 24 per cent increase in flights between Hamilton and Christchurch and a 14 per cent increase on Wellington routes. That is exceptional growth in any year, let alone a year when we are battling a pandemic and ongoing uncertainty,” Mark Morgan said.

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Screening programme gets underway The National Bowel Screening Programme is rolling out across the Waikato region.

New Zealand has one of the highest rates of bowel cancer in the world and it is the second-highest cause of cancer death across the country. Each year 3000 people are diagnosed and 1200 people will die from it. But if found early, it can often be treated successfully.

The programme aims to save lives through early detection of pre-cancerous polyps or bowel cancer In Waikato there are more than 66,000 men and women aged 60-74 who will be eligible for the free programme.

A test kit will be sent in the mail every

two years to those who can receive public healthcare, around the time of their birthday.

The free test is described as quick, clean and simple to do by yourself at home.

The rollout will be staged with kits sent to people with an even-numbered birthday during the programme’s first year and to those with an odd-numbered birthday in the second year.

Figures from 2017 show that 41 percent of the 285 bowel cancers detected were diagnosed in people within the age range of the National Bowel Screening Programme.

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“We should be encouraging each other to do the test because, while the chance of having cancer is slim, if a pre-cancer is present, the odds of picking it up and treating it are very high and we can prevent further deaths,” she says.

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Derby Day call goes to the wire

The Hawke’s Bay Racing Club is on standby as racing administrators pin their hopes on Auckland’s alert level dropping.

Ellerslie is the scheduled venue for this year’s Gr.1 Vodafone New Zealand Derby – and a call as to whether the meeting can go ahead at that city’s premier course on Sunday will be made as late as tomorrow afternoon.

The Auckland region moved into a seven-day Alert Level 3 lockdown, which theoretically concludes at 6am on Sunday.

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It’s the combining of several short term debts incurring high interest rates into one loan at a lower rate of interest.

Who should consider debt consolidation?

If you own your own home you can consolidate your short term debts into one loan by taking out a new mortgage against your house which is sufficient to pay off all the smaller debts.

Remember - the cheapest money you can borrow is generally housing interest rates with your mortgage.

What are the benefits of debt consolidation?  You have only one repayment each month.  You have to meet the repayment criteria of only one lender - your bank.  Your overall interest rate will be lower - compare 4.25% on your mortgage with up to 22% on your credit card debt.  The length of your term can be structured to suit your needs.

Let me give you an example:A short term debt of $30,000 made up of two hire purchases, two credit cards and a personal loan may cost $1,200 per month in repayments.

Consolidate this debt into a home mortgage and the repayments will come down to approx $180 per month over a 30 year term. Pay $580 per month over a five year term and the repayments are reduced by more than half and the $30,000 debt can be paid off in full in five years!

If you would like to talk about consolidating debt, please call me at Yes Mortgages on 823 4531 or 021 783 266.

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Racing Club are on standby to host their second meeting in the space of four days if the restrictions are extended beyond seven days.

So the Derby could be raced on Sunday at Ellerslie or Hastings.

A conference call on Monday afternoon comprising New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing (NZTR), the Auckland Racing Club (ARC), the New Zealand Trainers’ Association (NZTA), the Racing Integrity Unit (RIU) and TAB NZ agreed that Ellerslie on Sunday is still the preferred option.

Should Auckland remain at COVID Alert Level 3 at that time, the alternative venue will be Hawke’s Bay and the Hastings racecourse.

“While we acknowledge that this is not going to please everyone, Hastings is the only viable option,” NZTR chief executive Bernard Saundry said.

“As the home of our spring triple crown it is a Group One venue and as such a fitting host for the Derby if alert levels do not change.

Te Aroha was considered, but after recent racing was not deemed suitable for this weekend.

The situation with alert levels was being monitored during the week and a final decision will be made following the Prime Minister’s Friday afternoon media conference.

While Level 2 would allow participants from outside Auckland to attend the meeting at Ellerslie, under Level 3 protocols they would need an exempted purpose for travel in and out of an Alert Level 3 area, which would affect the majority of participants at an Ellerslie meeting.

“We understand that these are testing times for trainers and owners leading into a major race day and we will be ensuring we keep them well informed along the way,” Auckland Racing Club chief executive Paul Wilcox said.

“By making the decision on Friday afternoon, we can digest the latest information from government and it will still give the appropriate amount of time for horses and staff to make the necessary travel arrangements.

“While a Hawke’s Bay move would not be ideal for the Auckland horses, we have to make those decisions to provide certainty.

“We considered waiting until next Wednesday here, but then you are starting to impact on the programmes for the horses and we need to be mindful of that and not be selfish.”

Wilcox said the majority of people, whether they be sponsors, owners, members or fans had been understanding of the challenging predicament the Auckland Racing Club were in, with significant financial ramifications even under Level 2 status.

“Under Alert Level 2 we can make it work so that the owners can come and watch,” Wilcox said.

“We are not the only ones facing these challenges. We are one of many and we are in a strong financial position. There are probably a lot of other event businesses where the lost revenue this week will have an even greater impact.”

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Fruits in the main

The current mantra ‘eat more vegetables’ can also be applied to fruits. And summer is the season of bountiful fruitfulness.

A lunchtime favourite at our house is crisp lettuce, topped with fresh juicy sliced peaches, canned salmon and a little dressing. How simple and delicious is that!

Sandwiches with sliced apple and a tasty cheese, or the Japanese-inspired strawberries and cream cheese combo, make excellent lunch takeaways.

But it is the mains where an assortment of fruits and vegetables can be loaded into casseroles, curries, bakes and burgers.

Fruits and veg provide a variety of health benefits, including losing weight. Health professionals suggest that at least half of your dinner main should be vegetables (or fruits). Add a salad if it isn’t.

And although it might be appealing to live on fruit alone — ie become a fruitarian like Apple’s founder Steve Jobs — eating different coloured fruits and veg is a must to benefit from the variety of goodies each has to offer. And adding a few nuts and seeds, or a little tofu, egg, meat or fish on the side contributes to a balanced diet and a healthy body.

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2 tablespoons olive oil 1 medium onion, sliced salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste 8 (750g) skinned and boned chicken thighs 100ml balsamic vinegar 3 tablespoons honey 3 peaches, stoned, peeled and quartered 2 large tomatoes, quartered 1/4 cup small basil leaves Heat the olive oil in a large non-stick frying pan. Sauté the onion until softened. Push to one side. Season the chicken.

Pan-fry on both sides until browned. Remove to a plate.

Add the balsamic vinegar and boil for a minute then stir in the honey. Add the peaches and tomatoes. Tuck the chicken

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between the fruit together with the basil leaves. Cover and simmer gently for about 15 minutes, until cooked. Great served with mash or rice. Serves 4.

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Spread the cut side of the toasted buns with mayo. Top the base buns with half the basil leaves. Top with the venison patties, 2-3 tablespoons of the blueberry sauce, then the bacon, onion and more basil. Cover with the bun tops.

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BLUEBERRY BURGERS ‘The best burger I’ve ever had.’ Quote from husband.

I halved the burger buns and toasted the cut sides in a tablespoon of olive oil in a frying pan.

Sauce: 1 cup blueberries dash salt 2 tablespoons each: sugar, lemon juice, cornflour 1/4 cup water Burgers: 500g minced venison 1 teaspoon dried oregano salt and pepper to taste freshly ground black pepper for coating 1-2 tablespoons olive oil Extras: 4 burger buns, toasted 1/2 cup mayonnaise 1 cup small basil leaves 2 large middle rashers bacon, halved and cooked 1 medium onion, thinly sliced and crisped in iced water Place the blueberries, salt, sugar and lemon juice in a small saucepan. Bring to the boil. Combine the cornflour and the water and stir into the blueberry mixture. Stir over low heat until thick.

Combine the venison, oregano and seasonings and form into 4 patties about the diameter of the burger buns. Sprinkle both sides generously with freshly ground black pepper.

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Drizzle with the olive oil and season. Pour the wine over.

Roast for 30 minutes turning the sausages over halfway through.

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Open Home 141 Racecourse Road, Cambridge • This stunning 2.1-hectare property offers country living at its very best and provides the owner with a raft of options.

• Two-story spacious home is superbly positioned on a north facing site and was designed and built with the focus of space functionality and privacy.

• Well-appointed open plan kitchen with ample bench space dining and living areas flow out onto the large patio.

• There are four spacious bedrooms plus office, ensuite walk in robe, family room and scullery.

• Large double garage is internally accessed.

• Included in the house grounds is a one-bedroom self-contained flat that is currently rented out or would suit family.

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Open Home 79 State Highway 5, Tirau • Surprises keep coming with this property, a cute, affordable cottage retaining its 1930s charms but has been slightly refurbished for easy, 2020s living.

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- Conveniently set back off Moore St this renovated and well maintained home is prime for a first home buyer entering the market or an investor looking to add to their portfolio.

- Nicely modernised throughout with a fresh looking open plan kitchen coupled with LED lighting for efficiency.

- The Cross Lease section is fenced to offer privacy and security.

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Deadline Sale, 11th March, by 4.00 pm

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11B Kowhai Drive, Cambridge Cocooned in sunny privacy on a landscaped site in a highly sought-after area, this immaculate home delivers stylish modern living in the safe environs of a cul-de-sac close to Cambridge High. The home is blessed with north-facing living, an indooroutdoor mindset and year-round comfort via ducted air-con and heat pumps. Its cool contemporary construction calls on a palette of low-maintenance materials and the beautiful gardens are designed for easy care and optimum appeal. Kwila decks provide quiet picturesque outdoor fare and the covered portico invites all-weather entertaining. Bespoke kitchen, media room, office and pristine tiled bathrooms. Tucked off a wide shared driveway, this Cambridge East home is faultless to a tee.

AUCTION 12pm, 17 March 2021 1010 Victoria St, Hamilton (unless sold prior)

VIEW Sunday 1.30 - 2.30pm Wednesday 5.30 - 6.30pm

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88 Scott Street, Cambridge Neat as a pin, this delightful two-bedroom home is newly reclad in Hardiplank, with new carpet, insulation, a fully renovated bathroom & updated kitchen. French doors open onto the timber deck, and there’s a heatpump to keep you cosy in winter. Add your own personality to the fenced 618m² grounds for the final touch.

A single carport with storage/hobby room is tucked away behind. Within walking distance of Leamington shops and only 2.3km to Cambridge town centre.

TRACEY GROVER Mob 0274 996 866 E tracey.grover@lugtons.co.nz

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4B Ngaio Crescent, Cambridge ANOTHER WANTED!! We have cashed-up buyers who missed out and are looking to purchase now! 3-bedroom townhouse, 1.3km to CBD, close to schools & expressway. Private garden & large deck, no lawns to mow, ideal for retirees, busy working people or investors. Open-plan living downstairs, lounge/office & double bedroom with ensuite upstairs. Internal-access garaging plus plenty of parking for visitors, with space for three or more vehicles.

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If you are looking for a brand spanking new home or rental investment that is 'move-in ready' then take time to view 5 Kaaka Street, Cambridge. Situated on a 510m2 elevated northfacing corner site, this 202m2 home incorporates open plan living, separate lounge, four double bedrooms (master with walk-in robe and ensuite). The third bedroom has external access to its own patio; ideal for an independent family member. The kitchen is bright and fresh, with the added feature of a scullery and plumbing for an ice-maker fridge. The covered portico provides shade from the summer sun and shelter during the cooler months. There is also a huge storage area above the garage, accessed by drop-down attic stairs. Zoned for both Goodwood and Cambridge East primary schools, and approx.

700metres to Cambridge High, this home will suit both families and professionals, with easy access to the expressway. Low maintenance brick, double glazed joinery and Viking shingle roof ensure this home will be easy care. With all the hard work completed, all this property needs is your personal touch and landscaping to complete the project. Phone Graham on 0274 487 658 to view or come along to our open home.

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Ohaupo 584 Ngahinapouri Road Open Day

Kiwifruit Investment A great investment opportunity has arisen with the availability of a well presented, smaller kiwifruit orchard situated in a prime Waikato location, 3.6 km west of Ohaupo, 17 km from Waikato Hospital and 19 km north of Te Awamutu • 584 Ngahinapouri Road, R D 2, Ohaupo - 6.69 hectares; fertile soils; easy rolling contour • 4 hectares kiwifruit, balance area includes ponds, trees and non-utilised areas • kiwifruit vines fully irrigated from natural water storage area on the property • average production 31,577 trays last 4 seasons; possible continuity of orchard management • good colour-steel lockable implement shed incorporating 1 brm self contained accommodation unit • attractive homestead on elevated site with lovely views to Pirongia Mountain, two storied, 3 bedrooms plus office, double garage attached; in-ground pool currently covered by wooden deck • very good primary and secondary schooling options available within easy access of the property Property Brokers Ltd Licensed REAA 2008 | pb.co.nz

Tender closes Thursday 25th March, 2021 at 4.00pm, Property Brokers - 138 Arawata Street, Te Awamutu View Tue 9 Mar 1.00 - 2.00pm Web pb.co.nz/TWR03396

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Every post a winner for Grylls

There aren’t many better ways for a jockey to celebrate buying a new home than riding a treble the next day.

Craig Grylls did exactly that at Matamata, his three winners including Gr.2 Matamata Breeders’ Stakes (1200m) victor Bonny Lass.

It came a day after he and his wife Milou secured a lifestyle block on the outskirts of Matamata.

“We recently bought a 12acre block and we moved in there on Friday, so that will keep us busy now,” he said.

“We might run a few beef

cattle on it but it’s mainly a little lifestyle block. We’re really happy with it.”

Grylls said he was especially happy that two of his three winners – Bonny Lass and Light Brocade, winner of a rating 65 event – were for the stable of

Graham Richardson and Rogan Norvall.

“Richie has been one of my best supporters right through my career, and the first stakes winner I rode was his horse Fiorenza, when I was 16 or 17,” Grylls said.

The victories on Light

Grylls rides Bonny Lass to victory at Matara.

Brocade and Hasabro, both at double figure odds, came with front-running rides, and the latter was a result of Grylls’ initiative.

“I’d seen in the first four races that being in front was a big advantage,” he said.

“I thought I was going to be able to sit outside the leader on Hasabro but I ended up three deep early on, and as they weren’t going overly hard I thought I’d kick on and lead. He had a really good kick in the straight.”

Saturday’s treble was no great surprise given that Grylls currently sits second on the jockeys’ premiership.

He’s ridden 56 winners in 2020-21, nine of them stakes winners, and is on track to top his previous season bests of 78 wins and 10 stakes wins.

Grylls could equal that stakes win tally when he partners pre-post favourite Rocket Spade in Sunday’s Gr.1 Vodafone New Zealand Derby (2400m).

Rocket Spade won’t be his only potential big race chance during the Auckland

Levante’s getting the jump High-class mare Levante ran out a ready winner of her 1230m heat at the Rotorua trials on Tuesday and most importantly jumped away cleanly from the starting gates and will be seen back at the races on Saturday week.

The Ken and Bev Kelso-trained four-yearold missed a place for the first time in her nine-start career when bombing the start at Te Rapa in the Gr.1 BCD Sprint (1400m) last month, but still charged home for fifth.

The daughter of Proisir jumped well from an inside draw under regular rider Sam Collett on Tuesday and had two lengths to spare on Group One galloper Tiptronic at the line in a competitive open heat.

“I was very pleased with her,” Ken Kelso said.

“We gave her a jumpout here on her home track (at Matamata) last Thursday with a couple of our older horses. She jumped away really well then and she jumped away smartly again today, so hopefully that seems back on track.”

Kelso was forgiving of his Group Two winner and loathe to tinker too drastically because there was a hold-up at the start

at Te Rapa due to a rival requiring farrier attention, “We didn’t do a lot. We had a good talk to the barrier boys, but I think it was the fact that she was in there a very long time at Te Rapa,” he said.

“We just kept her motivated before the start, trotted her around, we did the same at the jumpout, kept her trotting around beforehand as long as we could and got her loaded reasonably late, which I got permission from the stewards to do so.

“I think she just went in (to the gates) very early the other day and went to sleep basically.”

Levante will run next at Ellerslie on March 13 in the Royal Descent Stakes (1600m).

The Royal Descent Stakes will help shape a plan for the exciting galloper, who has Group One options on both sides of the Tasman.

“We will get through the Royal Descent and then we have two options. One obviously is the Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes (Gr.1, 1600m) at Te Aroha, or we have put in a nomination for the Coolmore Legacy (Gr.1, 1600m) in Australia.

“It all depends on what she does at Auckland, it depends on track conditions, it depends on COVID, so as far as going

Levante at Counties last November.

Cup carnival.

Bonny Lass is a potential candidate for the Gr.1 Sistema Stakes (1200m), while he is also set to partner Tiptronic in the Gr.1 Bonecrusher New Zealand Stakes (2000m) and Star Tsar in the Gr.1 Barfoot & Thompson Auckland Cup (3200m).

“Star Tsar was really good in the Avondale Cup (Gr.2, 2400m),” Grylls said. “He’s a big brute of a horse who feels like he will get two miles without any problem.

I’m really looking forward to riding him.”

Grylls also has a couple of potential candidates for the Gr.1 New Zealand Oaks (2400m) in Needle and Thread and Lily’s Lady, who finished first and second respectively in the Gr.2 Royal Stakes (2000m) at Ellerslie on New Year’s Day. Both fillies are trained by Stephen Autridge and Kris Shailer and are owned by Kevin Hickman of Valachi Downs, for whom Grylls is the retained rider.

– NZ Racing Desk

forward we will get through the Royal Descent and then decide what we do.”

– NZ Racing Desk

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DEATH NOTICES

THURSDAY MARCH 4, 2021

FUNERAL SERVICES

MARGAN, Beverley Ellen – Passed away peacefully at home with her family on Monday, 1st March 2021.

Aged 85 years. Devoted wife of the late Ray. Loved mother & mother-in-law to Keith & Doreen, David & Alison, Gary & Mary, Peter & Sheree, Michael and Lance & Nicky. Cherished nana to 14 grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren. Grateful thanks to Waikato Hospice, Cambridge District Nurses and Te Awa Lifecare for taking such special care of Bev. At Bev’s request a private farewell has taken place.

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Pursuant to the Waipa- District Public Places Alcohol Control Bylaw 2015 and the Local Government Act 2002, temporary liquor bans will operate on the Mighty River Domain, Lake Karapiro (excluding the Sir Don Rowlands Centre, any leased facilities and any other area/s on the Mighty River Domain specifically licensed for the sale or service of alcohol) on certain dates/times during the 2020-2021 summer season.

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We are looking for staff who maybe in the Industry and looking for a new start or Trades based people with experience in the building or masonry industry.

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As full members of PASA NZ , Heritage Pools will be committed to providing you with Industry backed Education and Qualification opportunities in a professional and supportive working environment.

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We are looking for an office administrator to join our team on a part time basis. Ideally this would be three days a week however we can offer some flexibility. The right person is someone who can multitask and competently manage a range of administrative responsibilities. Confidentiality is a must and a bright and friendly phone manner is essential.

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Auction

CAMBRIDGE REAL ESTATE Saturday 6 March 3A Hillary Place Deadline Sale Sunday 7 March 1150A Victoria Road PBN 15 Alpha Street Deadline Sale 2A Victoria Street PBN 3A Hillary Place Deadline Sale 2/17 Pope Terrace $719,000 6 Ada Close PBN 5 Kaaka Street PBN 3 Richards Street PBN HARCOURTS Sunday 7 March 204/34a Lake Street 19a Alpers Ridge 8 Vosper Close

PBN $899,000 PBN

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11:30-12:00pm 1:00-1:30pm 2:00-2:30pm

Contact listing agent prior-visiting as Open Homes times can change.

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SUMMERLAND

LUGTONS Saturday 6 March 88 Scott Street Auction Sunday 7 March 11B Kowhai Drive Auction Wednesday 10 March 11B Kowhai Drive Auction

AMMONITE

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PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN

MORE RE Saturday 6 March 2 Brooke Terrace 20 Ruru Street 15 Kereruu Street Sunday 7th March 2 Brooke Terrace 34B Moore Street 12A Bronte Place 55 Alan Livingstone Dve 20 Ruru Street 15 Kereruu Street

1.30-2.30pm 5.30-6.30pm

$785,000 12.00-12.30pm PBN 2.00-2.30pm Deadline Sale 2.00-2.30pm PBN 12.00-12.30pm Deadline Sale 12.00-12.45pm Deadline Sale 12.00-1.00pm Auction 1.00-1.30pm PBN 2.00-2.30pm Deadline Sale 2.00-2.30pm

RURAL AND LIFESTYLE SALES Sunday 7 March 141 Racecourse Road Auction 79 State Hwy 5, Tirau $500,000

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THE FOOD CLUB (TBA) 3.15pm 8.00pm

Tue, Tue, 9 Mar

2.00pm

1.30pm 11.15am 8.15pm

2COUSINS hrs 16 mins(PG)

1SUMMERLAND hr 53 mins

16 Mar

1.15pm

The Guilty (M) 1 hr 40 mins 1.00-1.30pm 2.30-3.00pm

(R18)

SAT: 3.55, 8.20PM ~ SUN: 4.10PM

1 hr 51 mins

11.00-11.45am

(PG)

SATURDAY: 3.40PM ~ SUNDAY: 1.40PM

AAMMOITE Dog's Way(R16) Home (PG) 12.00-12.30pm

(PG)

SATURDAY: 11.00AM, 1.20PM, 5.45PM SUNDAY: 11.10AM,3.45PM, 6.10PM

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3.30pm

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3.45pm

8.30pm

6.40pm 8.00pm

2.30pm

4.30pm

1.15pm 5.30pm

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THURSDAY MARCH 4, 2021

Timber/Laminate/Bamboo Flooring SALE

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